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Adaptability--the key to success in mountain operations.(Commandant's Note)

Publication: Infantry Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JAN-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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The Infantry goes after the enemy wherever he chooses to fight or to hide. For the past six years, terrorists have maintained operating bases and today are now increasingly seeking refuge in the mountains of Afghanistan. Despite the daunting challenges of the terrain, the Infantry has learned...

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...to beat the enemy at his own game. There are certain skills that require little adaptation, such as our standardized battle drills and individual soldier skills. Through repetitive practice at our home stations and during mission rehearsals in the combat zone, infantrymen continue to hone these skills to find, fix, and destroy the enemy. Under other circumstances leaders and Soldiers have quickly learned how the enemy and climate differ from what they have known and...

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